Chafe-iron for vehicles.



No. 759,849. PATENTED MAY 17, 1904. J. P. BAIRD.

GHAFE IRON FOR VEHIGLES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 1903.

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6 INVEN T01? ITNESSES A TTORNEYS UNITED STATES Patented May 17, 1904.

JOHN P. BAIRD, OF VVHITESTONE, NEW YORK.

CHAFE-IRON FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 759,849, dated May 17,1904.

A li ation filed August 25, 1903. Serial No. 170,687. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN P. BAIRD, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Whitestone. Long Island, in the county of Queens and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAntichafe Attachments for Vehicles, of which the following is aspecification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved antichafe devicefor buggies, wagons, and other vehicles, which is designed to preventthe wheels of the vehicle from chafing, wearing, or otherwise injuringthe sides of the body or framework or other parts of the vehicle in theoperation of turning the same. It is a well-known fact that in theoperation of turning a vehicle of the class specified the front wheelsthereof frequently come in contact with the sides of the body,framework, reaches, or other parts of the vehicle and chafe, wear, orcut the same and frequently do great injury, and one of the objects ofthis invention is to prevent this and also to provide an antichafedevice for the purpose specified which will also serve as anantifriction and antirattler device and which may be changed at will toadapt it to wheels with either metal or rubber tires.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the Views, and in which Figure 1 is a partial perspective viewof an ordinary buggy provided with my improved attachment; Fig. 2, aside view of the attachment detached from the buggy; Fig. 3,acrosssection on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a section on the line4: at of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5, a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2, butshowing a modification.

In the practice of my invention 1 provide an oblong support at, having avertically-arranged plate a and a horizontal and backwardly-directedsupport a, and the plate a is provided with screw-holes (0, whereby theattachment may be secured to the bottom of the side or sides of abuggy-body, and it will be apparent that said attachment may be securedto any desired part of a vehicle with which the front wheels in turningthe vehicle come in contact.

The support a is segmental in cross-section and is provided at each endwith tubular members a each of which is open at its inner end and one ofwhich is open at its outer end and.

closed by a screw-threaded plug 7), having a knob or handle 6 In theform of construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4; the support a is providedin the inner surface thereof with a longitudinal recess a, in which isplaced a curved plate-spring c, and in practice I provide a cylindricalbearing 03, which is passed into and through the tubular members a, asshown in Fig. 4E, and secured therein by the screw-threaded plug 6.

In practice the cylindrical bearing (Z is made of steel if the vehicleis provided with metal or steel tires; but if the vehicle is providedwith rubber tires the said. cylindrical bearing Will be made of hardrubber, hard wood, or some similar material.

It will be observed that the tubular members a cover only the ends ofthe cylindrical bearing d, and the support a is open at the outer sideand at the top and bottom thereof, and the distance between the tubularmembers a which hold the cylindrical bearing (Z, is considerable,and theattachment is so placed that the front wheel or wheels will alwaysstrike the cylindrical bearing (Z. The spring 0 in the form ofconstruction shown in Figs. 3 and 4t presses onto the cylindricalbearing d and prevents the too-free movement and the consequent rattlingthereof, and the said cylindrical bearing being provided at the backwith a support throughout its entire lengthcannot be broken by the wheelor wheels coming in contact therewith and pressing thereon. Thecylindrical bearing (Z is also free to turn in the members a Whenturning, the wheel or wheels press thereon, 'and the friction is thuslargely reduced.

In the form of construction shown in Fig. 5 a spiral spring a is placedin the tubular member a opposite the screw-threaded plug Z), and whenthe said plug is secured into position it forces the cylindrical bearing(Z against the said spring, and this spring prevents the too freeturning and rattling of said cylindrical bearing.

My invention is not limited to the exact form of the plates (0 and (0with which the support a is provided; but said plates may be of anydesired width, and the plate a may be ornamental in form, and variouschanges in and modification of the construction hereinon said supportand to press against said spring, substantially as shown and described.

2. An antichafing device for vehicles comprising an oblong supportsegmental in crosssection at the outside thereof and provided with alongitudinal recess and a spring placed therein, said support being alsoprovided at its ends with tubular end members, and a cylindrical bearingadapted to be secured in said end members, and to bearthroughout itslength on said support and to press against said spring, one of saidtubular end members being provided with a screw-threaded plug forholding said cylindrical bearing in position, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 24th day of August,1903.'

JOHN P. BAIRD.

